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Effect of acupressure in the treatment of migraine
Židlíková, Simona ; Pavlů, Dagmar (advisor) ; Malá, Jitka (referee)
Author: Title of the thesis: Bc. Simona Židlíková Effect of acupressure in the treatment of migraine Aims: The aim is to assess the effect of acupressure in the treatment of female migraineurs who are taking triptan medicine. Methods: Migraineurs who are taking triptan medicine took part in the experiment. A total of 20 test subjects participated in the research. The research sample was randomly divided into experimental and control groups of ten participants each. Acupressure was used as a therapeutic method in the experimental group. A total of 8 therapeutic units were performed over the period of 4 weeks. There were three main factors, that were evaluated - the number of migraine attacks and how many times use of acute analgesics was needed in the last 4 weeks before the start of the intervention and during the 4-week acupressure intervention. The third factor was a quality of life - the input and output examination was performed using the Migraine Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire Version 2.1, which assesses the impact of migraine on an individual's quality of life. Migraineurs in the control group were only using triptan medicine and did not undergo any other therapy. This group recorded the number of migraine attacks and the frequency of use of acute analgesics in the same way as the...
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The role of the nurse in regime measures for a migraine sufferer
PAPOUŠKOVÁ, Veronika
In the presented bachelor thesis were set two main gals. The first one was to map needs of the sufferer with migraine. The second one was to describe regime meassures of the sufferer with migraine. Four research questions were developed to adress the objectives, which are as follows: How do patients subjectively describe the course of migraine attacks? What are the needs of a patient with migraine attack? What factors influence the frequency and course of migraine attacks? How much are patients with migraine attack inform about regime measures? The Empirical part of bachelor thesis was developed by using qualitative research methods. To the process of collect datas was used semi-structures interview technique. The interview consisted 28 questions, which are presented in Appendix 1. The findings were processed using open coding, pencil-and-paper technique. The research population consisted of a total od 9 informants who suffer from migraine. The subjects had to be over eighteen years of age and their experience of migraine had to be at least five years. The results of the research part are presented in the bachelor thesis trough tree main kategories. The first category focuses on the subjective description of the course of migraine attacks of individual informants. This category includes the frequency of migraine attacks, the description of the period before the attack, the course of the attack itself, and finally the posta-attack period. The secon category delas with the needs of migraine sufferers. Here is description of the informants´ behaviour during the attack, how much the informants are affected by migraine, and how the informants manage migraines pain. The last category focuses on regime measures. In this category, migraine patients describe migraine triggers, the regime measures followed by migraine patients, how informed the yre about migraine conditions, and what information they miss about migraine. The results of the bachelor thesis will be used by health professionals to expand information about the needs of migraine sufferers. The information found cant hen be used by nurses to map out the regime measures of patients with migraine. The obtained informations can also be used by migraine patients who would be able to better understand migraine-related conditions and regime measures based on the thesis.
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Možnosti fyzioterapie u bolestí hlavy vertebrogenního původu
FRIDRICHOVSKÝ, Radek
This bachelor thesis deals with the possibilities of physiotherapeutic intervetion of headaches of vertebrogenic etiology. The therapy of all patients is based off of the same principle and a similar approach resp. manual treatment of overworked and shortened muscles, adjusting the breathing stereotype, correcting basic movement stereotypes, engaging of the deep stabilisation system through picked exercises and exercising autotherapy given to the patient. The thesis is divided into two parts. The theoretical part is focused on anatomical structures related to the issue, following is the clinical picture and differential diagnosis of headaches, prevalence and possibilities of physiotherapy. Practical part is comprised of the exercise unit, made using the methods from the theoretical part, and the actual research, processed in the qualitative form, containing the entry and final kinesiological examination alongside the course of therapy of three female patients of similar age. Based on the entry kinesiological examination each patient had their exercise unit tailored for them, which the patient was instructed to exercise three times a week. The research was planned for two months, with two out of three patients having the total of 8 sessions, the first patient was unable to attend two therapies due to COVID-19 infection. There is a summary and the achieved effect described at the end of each case study. Next i focus on discussion, in which i summarize the aspects of the theoretical part with the results of the practical part, i also include a few recent publications focused on headaches and way of treating them. The thesis is finished with a summary and a list of used sources.
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The utilization of the elements of the Feldenkrais method in an individual with a headache
Rathová, Karolina ; Vařeková, Jitka (advisor) ; Strnad, Pavel (referee)
Title: The utilization of the elements of the Feldenkrais method in an individual with a headache. Objectives: The aim of this thesis was to assess the effect of exercising certain elements of the Feldenkrais method on individuals suffering from long-term headaches. Four exercise units containing elements of the Feldenkrais method have been created and evaluated with the aim of reducing the frequency and intensity of headaches and improving the range of motion of the cervical spine. Methods: The methodology of the work was a mixed research in the form of a quasi- experiment. The observed set consisted of 13 persons suffering from headaches - 12 females, 1 male, aged from 21 to 38 years old (average of 30,3 years). The research part of the thesis focused on assessing the impact of 8 weeks of doing exercises with elements of the Feldenkrais method on the range of motion of the cervical spine, and the intensity and frequency of headaches. The intervention consisted of exercising in the subjects' home environment twice a week for a duration of 8 weeks according to individually designed plans containing elements of the Feldenkrais method. The means of data collection were kinesiological examination (especially for the range of motion of the cervical spine), standardized questionnaires, anamnestic and...
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Signs of the temporolimbic dysfunction in persons with headaches
Bartošová, Tereza ; Herink, Josef (advisor) ; Kudláčková, Zděnka (referee)
The aim of this research is the occurrence of symptoms of the limbic dysfunction in patients suffering from headaches. By means of the questionnaire survey method was tested group of people with this diagnosis. The basic premise is the assumption that certain symptoms, specifically abnormalities in brain activity, occur more frequently in patients with this diagnosis. The theoretical part of this thesis concentrates on the function of the temporal lobe and the limbic system, a brief outline of the characteristics of temporo-limbic dysfunction and a summary overview of headaches. The research part is addressed to the evaluation questionnaire study and answers to the questions asked. Keywords Temporal lobe, limbic system, temporolimbic dysfunction, headaches, migraine, comorbidity,questionnaire
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Psychological aspects of headache
Tomečková, Sandra ; Šivicová, Gabriela (advisor) ; Najbrtová, Kristina (referee)
This thesis focuses on the psychological aspects of headaches from different perspectives which can affect patient's life. The theoretical part is divided into several chapters. The first one is devoted to the characteristics of different types of headaches and serves as a theoretical-neurologic background for the following chapters focused on the psychological aspects as mentioned. Next chapters are a mainstay of the thesis that deal with the psychological aspects as possible symptoms of headaches; accompanying psychological phenomenas which patient may face while having a pain attack and also psychological consequences of this health problem. The last chapter is dedicated to the co-morbidity of psychiatric disorders with migraine. In the empirical part a research project exploring the correlation of personality traits and headaches is presented. Keywords Headache, migraine, pain, personality traits, stress, psychiatric disorders, quality of life, psychosomatic
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Prevention of postural defects in the population
Langmajerová, Jana ; Müllerová, Dana (advisor) ; Novák, Jaroslav (referee) ; Dlouhý, Pavel (referee)
This dissertation aims at verifying methodology used for somatographic evaluation of the shape and statics of the spine. The potential of the methodology verified lies in increased objectivity of upright body posture evaluation and thereby contributes to the specification of preventative measures for postural defects, and their consequences. Under a cross-sectional pilot study, a non-invasive somatographic method-a diagnostic DPT-3 system designated for spine shape diagnostics-was used to examine selected biomechanical parameters (spinal curves and statics in the sagittal plane in the upright position) in a total of 508 probands. Of this, 326 were school-age children and 182 adults. Among the key parameters monitored were: Cl (depth of cervical lordosis); LI (depth of lumbar lordosis); the sagittal balance of Cl/Ll, and VThk (distance of the peak of the thoracic kyphosis from the ideal verticals-IV). A questionnaire was used to evaluate the level of movement activity in probands and the relation between the occurrence of painful back and headaches and the measurement of biomechanical parameters and movement activity. A total of 81.3 % of children and 94.5 % of adults were found to have deviations from the biomechanically ideal posture model, which signals a postural defect. The values of the Cl (p...
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Physiotherapy for patients with cervico-cranial vegetative symptomatology. Subtitle: Vertigo
Tomanová, Šárka ; Angerová, Yvona (advisor) ; Sládková, Petra (referee)
BACHELOR'S THESIS ABSTRACT Author's first name and surname: Šárka Tomanová Bachelor thesis supervizor: MUDr. Yvona Angerová, Ph.D., MBA Consultant: MUDr. Ondřej Toman Oponent: Title of bachelor thesis: Physiotherapy for patients with cervico-cranial vegetative symptomatology. Vertigo Abstract: The topic of this Bachelor's thesis is physiotherapy in patients with cervico-cranial vegetative symptomatology, specifically focusing on vertigo. The thesis consists of theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part briefly describes the basic anatomical structures associated with the cervical spine area, cervico-cranial syndrome and vertigo. The aim of the theoretical part of the thesis was to describe the relevant terminology and to promote general awareness regarding the issue. The practical part consists of three cases. Selected patients were diagnosed with cervico- cranial syndrome and vertigo. Data was collected in outpatients' department of neurology, chiropraxy and acupuncture in Neratovice. Each patient underwent a total of five therapeutic sessions. The scope of the therapy included home exercise and relaxation procedures. The aim of the practical part was effective alleviation of objective findings and subjective difficulties of the patient. With the surge of unhealthy lifestyle, lack of exercise,...
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Physiotherapy for vertebrogenic headaches
POTÁCELOVÁ, Martina
This bachelor thesis is following up a problematics of headaches originated from vertebrogenic etiology. It will describe functional anatomy in theoretical part of this thesis, primarily a spine and structures associated with it. Furthermore a pain, such as vertebrogenic pain and headaches. It will focus on etiology of vertebrogenic pain and its general symptoms which we can relate to cervikogenic headaches. The headaches will be itemized betweem primary and secundary and it will also partialy mention a migraine, tension headaches and other kinds of headaches. It will focus on history of terms, clinical picture, diagnostics, etiology of origin and therapy in chapter dedicated to cervikogenic pain. Possible physiotherapeutic treatment will be devided on manual therapy, movement therapy, physical therapy and more specific methods. There will be research questions and objectives at the beginning of practical part followed by research methodology of bachelor thesis. Next topic will be exercise along with instructions and substantiation of which exercises has been applied to a specific patient. Compilation of exercises and instructions has been done on base of experience gained throughout the study of physiotherapy. Given exercises are presentment of what can be used to improve the patient's condition. Three case reports will contain entry and exit examinations, description of therapy progress, effect of prescribed exercise and also comparison of patient's condition before and after the treatment. There will be discussion, conclusion and used sources at the end of this thesis. Subjectively said there has been an improvement in two out of three cases in both mental and physical condition of patient. The case with no improvement has been caused by non-related medical complication after injury that prevented further therapy, the patient had pain related to his injury during the exit examination
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